federal gov. grew during the new deal and great society eras

• relief recovery and reform
• social sec
• unemployment comp
• min wage
• school lunch program
• temp assistance to needy families

defining poverty in the us families with a single income of 15k a year

not every public school has free lunch programs for all kids only a few states has universal lunch

free lunch for Massachusetts schools

costs of free lunch depend by state due to federalism

lack of health insurance is a growing issue in the US employer contributions are decreasing and the cost of medical care is increasing drastically

roles of fed gov

• monetary policy
• fiscal policy

Ifree trade agreements

state and local gov

• tax incentives
• incremental financing
• customized incentives

education policy

• lower than desired test scores, grad rates, achievement gaps by race

homeland security TSA